Oh, Please

Oh, Please is the debut studio album from the American rock group dollys.

Oh, Please
Studio album by dollys
Released	19 June 2015
Studio	Lakehouse Recording Studios, Asbury Park, New Jersey
Genre	Indie pop, indie rock
Length	26:09
Label	Sniffling Indie Kids
Producer	Erik Kase Romero
Dollys chronology
EP1 (2013) Oh, Please (2015) low year (2016)

Content

The nine-track album was released on vinyl, compact disc and digitally with Sniffling Indie Kids, on 19 June 2015.[1] It was recorded at Lakehouse Recording Studios in Asbury Park, New Jersey, with production by Erik Kase Romero and engineering and mixing by Erik Kase Romero and Tim Pannella. Additional engineering is by Wayne Darling, Colin Mccabe and Ty Bean, with mastering by Paul Gold at Salt Mastering. The recording was made using analog tape, and in an interview with NJ.com, Romero notes the experience allowed the group to "appreciate the gravity of our performance," with Newbold adding "we want [the record] to be candid and heartfelt."[2] Newbold's vocals are likened to Alvvays' Molly Rankin, and Lane's guitar-work to the Smiths' Johnny Marr.[3]

The music video for "Lilypad" was released on 27 June 2014, and contains footage of the band performing in a house, while their lyrics are drawn out along town, and return to the house where they are performing at.[4] It was written by Newbold and Mendonez, directed by Newbold, and shot by Newbold and Gregory Michael Fernandez.

Oh, Please was listed in the Asbury Park Press' The Top 9 New Jersey indie albums of 2015, who describe it as "fey indie-pop delivered with reverb and charm," who add "keep your eye on drummer Natalie Newbold – we see her as the Millennial Karen Carpenter."[5] Phil Sheppard of Speak Into My Good Eye notes, there is a "pure and energetic innocence within this nine song album. Drifting melodies along with a very dreamy and ethereal quality. Indie pop with undertones of the 1960s."[6] A review by Medium says "dollys takes the genre indie-pop and smears it around to create a hazy but unyielding sound[;] full of Beach Boy-like harmonies, dollys produce bright and honest pop music."[7] The Riverfront Times says "the band's full-length debut Oh, Please solemnly swears by strong leads and special attention to texture. This kind of simplicity takes discipline, especially in the martial art of music."[8]

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Shameful"	2:48
2.	"Oh, Please"	2:42
3.	"Bottles"	2:57
4.	"Lilypad"	3:14
5.	"Heavy Head"	3:20
6.	"Anywhere"	3:23
7.	"Garden Path"	2:34
8.	"Waiting"	2:46
9.	"Puddles"	2:25
Total length:		26:09

Personnel

• Erik Kase Romero – bass and vocals
• Jeff Lane – guitar, keys and vocals
• Michael Mendonez – guitar
• Natalie Newbold – drums and vocals

References

Citations

1. WRAT Staff 2015.
2. Olivier 2015.
3. Pirate! Staff 2015.
4. Appio 2015.
5. Jordan 2015.
6. Sheppard 2015.
7. Delyanis 2016.
8. Hess 2015.

Bibliography

• Appio, Jim (17 June 2015), "dollys, Oh, Please, 2015", CoolDad Music, retrieved 9 March 2019
• Delyanis, Alexandra (11 October 2016), "dollys", Medium, retrieved 9 March 2019
• Hess, Joseph (5 October 2015), "The Best Concerts in St. Louis This Week, October 5 to 11", Riverfront Times, retrieved 7 March 2019
• Jordan, Chris (28 February 2015), "The Top 9 New Jersey indie albums of 2015", Asbury Park Press, retrieved 9 March 2019
• Olivier, Bobby (26 August 2015), "Must-hear N.J.: dollys' vintage recording style unlocks refreshing pop", NJ.com, retrieved 7 March 2019
• Pirate! Staff (2015), "Oh, Please", Pirate!, retrieved 9 March 2019
• Sheppard, Phil (18 June 2015), "Album Review: dollys – Oh, Please", Speak Into My Good Eye, retrieved 9 March 2019
• WRAT Staff (13 September 2015), "Jersey Rock Featured Band: dollys", WRAT, archived from the original on 20 September 2015

External links

• Oh, Please at Discogs (list of releases)